Pulikkal or Cherukavu is a village in

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in the state of

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, India.

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *

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panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of Karipur) *

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panchayat (villages of Nediyiruppu, and part of Karipur) *

Pallikkal Pallikkal (Pallikkal Bazar) is a T-shaped town, village and gram panchayat in Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Calicut International Airport at Karipur is near Pallikkal. Pallikkal Bazar is with in 5&nb ...

panchayat (villages of Pallikkal, and part of Karipur) *Pulikkal panchayat * Cherukavu panchayat * Vazhayur panchayat Total Area: 122.99 km² Total Population (1991 Census): 152,839

Demographics

India

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, Pulikkal had a population of 35050 with 17481 males and 17569 females.

Cherukavu Panchayath

Most parts of Pulikkal town fall under the jurisdiction of Cherukavu Panchayath administration. The word Pulikkal is used to refer to the town and the word Cherukavu is used only by the bureaucracy. The actual center of Cherukavu village is in Kannamvettikkavu, five kilometers away from Pulikkal town.

Currencyless Village

In 2016, Pulikkal was declared as one of the eight currency less villages of Kerala because of the complete acceptance of

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and debit card based transactions. The government is giving training to the village people for using online financial transactions. The drive was especially significant in wake of the Government of India demonetization drive of 2016.

Suburbs and Villages

* Valiyaparamba * Siyamkandam * Periyambalam * Andiyoorkunnu * Alungal and Kottappuram * Thalekkara and Neettanimmal

Transportation

Pulikkal village connects to other parts of India through

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town on the west and

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town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Pulikkal and the northern stretch connects to

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and

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. The southern stretch connects to

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and

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. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

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and

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through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

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. The nearest major railway station is at

References

Villages in Malappuram district Kondotty area {{Malappuram-geo-stub